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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKaṭaiyar (கடையர்) noun < கடை. [kadai.]
1. Men of the lowest rank or status; இழிந்தோர். கடையரே கல்லாடம் தவர் [izhinthor. kadaiyare kalladam thavar] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 395).
2. Low caste men of agricultural tracts; மருதநிலமாக்கள். [maruthanilamakkal.] (அகப்பொருள் விளக்கம் [agapporul vilakkam] 23.)
3. Gate-keepers; வாயில்காப்போர். [vayilkappor.] (பெருங்கதை உஞ்சைக். [perungathai unchaig.] 32, 82.)
4. Name of a sub-division of Paḷḷas, who are lime-burners and divers for pearls; பள்ளரில் சுண்ணாம்புசுடுதலும் முத்துக்குளித் தலும் ஆகிய தொழில்களைச் செய்யும் வகுப்பார். [pallaril sunnambusuduthalum muthukkulith thalum agiya thozhilkalais seyyum vaguppar.] (W.)
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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